complaisant.+gracious
21amiable — amiable, good natured, obliging, complaisant mean having or manifesting the desire or disposition to please. All may refer either to moods or to temperaments. Amiable usually implies friendliness, affability, or kindliness, qualities that inspire …
22com|plai´sant|ness — com|plai|sant «kuhm PLAY zuhnt, KOM pluh zant», adjective. 1. inclined to do what is asked; obliging; gracious: »The Prince, who was excessively complaisant, told her the whole story three times over (Oliver Goldsmith). SYNONYM(S): affable,… …
23com|plai´sant|ly — com|plai|sant «kuhm PLAY zuhnt, KOM pluh zant», adjective. 1. inclined to do what is asked; obliging; gracious: »The Prince, who was excessively complaisant, told her the whole story three times over (Oliver Goldsmith). SYNONYM(S): affable,… …
24com|plai|sant — «kuhm PLAY zuhnt, KOM pluh zant», adjective. 1. inclined to do what is asked; obliging; gracious: »The Prince, who was excessively complaisant, told her the whole story three times over (Oliver Goldsmith). SYNONYM(S): affable, courteous. 2. =… …
25polite — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. mannerly, civil, courteous, gracious; gallant, courtly, polished, well bred, refined. See courtesy, fashion. Ant., impolite, surly. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Courteous] Syn. courteous, civil,… …
26Benevolence — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Benevolence >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 benevolence benevolence Christian charity Sgm: N 1 God s love God s love God s grace Sgm: N 1 good will good will Sgm: N 1 philanthropy philanthropy &c. 910 Sgm: N …
27kind — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sort, species, class, type, ilk, breed, character, nature. adj. kindly, kindhearted; gentle, tender, sympathetic, mild, friendly, obliging, benign, solicitous, lenient; helpful. See benevolence,… …
28Affable — Af fa*ble, a. [F. affable, L. affabilis, fr. affari to speak to; ad + fari to speak. See {Fable}.] 1. Easy to be spoken to or addressed; receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; courteous; sociable. [1913… …
29civil — civilness, n. /siv euhl/, adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or consisting of citizens: civil life; civil society. 2. of the commonwealth or state: civil affairs. 3. of citizens in their ordinary capacity, or of the ordinary life and affairs of citizens …
30affable — adjective /ˈæf.ə.bəl/ a) Receiving others kindly and conversing with them in a free and friendly manner; friendly, courteous, sociable. Furthermore, I may say, that the Sultan was always most affable to me in my interviews with him, even when I… …
